North Carolina Watershed Stewardship Network
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North Carolina Watershed Stewardship Network Employees
North Carolina Watershed Stewardship Network Details
The North Carolina Watershed Stewardship Network works to identify, include, link, and serve watershedstakeholders working locally on their waters across North Carolina. Our MissionTo empower more effective watershed stewardship because water is critical to economic, environmental, and community health.Our GoalsWe're motivated to come together to make a difference in North Carolina's waters and the people who love them. As a result of our work together:• More people are leading and working on watershed projects.• People begin and sustain local watershed efforts in all areas across NC, including those areas that have not experienced watershed management due to lack of resources.• Local watershed efforts are sustained by diverse and balanced sources of funds and resources.• Stewards collaborate broadly for greater success protecting waters.• People make decisions that protect water resources while improving community health and economic development.How We WorkThe NCWSN is a collaborative partnership, recognizing that we each come to the table with a part of the solution. We work towards our goals by:• Providing online tools to connect people and share resources• Fostering partnerships among public, private and nonprofit watershed stakeholders• Maximizing skills of a diverse network of watershed professionals and volunteers through training and networking• Assisting stakeholders to leverage limited resources to more efficiently improve watershed health• Communicating on the ground watershed efforts and program successes
